Pride and Petulance

One should distinguish true pride from petulance. You have paid a very high price for your stupid pride which could be petulance in disguise. But it doesn't matter to you. You are who you are. But first things first. Here are the things on the do-list for the new year of 2011:

1. Health comes first: lose weight, get enough rest, do exercises and meditation. Be determined to live long until 105.
2. Must concentrate on making money. Screw the distractions. Nobody gives a damn about you. They all talk big and nice, but you know and they know they worry about their interests and egos first and foremost. They only use you to make them feel good about themselves. Remember deep down you are the only unselfish human you know. All others you have come across are selfish liars, all of them.
3. Must be able to read Chinese by 2012. That means you must learn at least 10 new words a day. A very easy goal. So stay with it.
4. Work on your personality. Be gentle and amiable. Talk less. Be wise and cautious. Stop confiding and being trusting. The lessons in December of 2010 must be remembered: no respect is the sign of no more love. You are the stronger and more desirable one, not the other way around. Be wary and cautious out there. The world is full of trickery.

As you are typing these, you remember all the gyrations of yore when you stupidly got tense and restless over those who turned out to be worse off than you are in personality and even achievements. Be cool. You will be a better judge of character if you stop being a dreamer. People like you are rare and vulnerable. Be careful.